Painting glove

ABSTRACT

A glove for use when painting, the glove being worn on a painter&#39;&#39;s hand and used in substitution of a painting brush, by being dipped into a can of paint and then spreading the paint on a work surface; the glove consisting of a material appropriate for paint application similar to ordinary paint rollers, and the glove being fitted with a removable liner therewithin, the liner being soft on its inner side that faces the person&#39;&#39;s hand and being oil and water resistant on its outer side.

United States Patent [1 1 Lefkowitz et al.

1 PAINTING GLOVE [76] Inventors: Saul Lelkowitz; George Spector,

both of c/o 3615 Woolworth Bldg. 233 Broadway. New York. NY. 10007 [22]Filed: Dec. ll, 1973 1211 Appl. No.: 423,675

[52] U.S. Cl 2/161 R [51] Int. Cl A4ld 19/00 [58] Field of Search 2/161R, 159, 167, 168, 2/164, 158; 15/159, 227

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1.538.263 5/1925 Ackerman2/164 X 2.004.382 6/1935 Palicki 2/164 2.429.122 10/1947 Crowley 2/168 XGrant 2/168 [451 May 20, 1975 2.591.905 4/1952 Kennedy 2/164 2.821.7182/1958 Hall et a1. 2/168 X 2.831.206 4/1958 Curtis 15/227 X 2.842.7717/1958 Foti 2/164 X 3.173.150 3/1965 Mohlelr 2/167 1/1968 Dunmire 2/167Primary Examiner-Geo. V. Larkin I 5 7 ABSTRACT A glove for use whenpainting, the glove being worn on a painters hand and used insubstitution of a painting brush, by being dipped into a can of paintand then spreading the paint on a work surface; the glove consisting ofa material appropriate for paint application similar to ordinary paintrollers, and the glove being fitted with a removable liner therewithin,the liner being soft on its inner side that faces the person s hand andbeing oil and water resistant on its outer side.

2 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures MATERIAL SIPII LAR TO ORDINARY PAINT ROLLERSR G ETE WDMmm wm fi L DIU mo M L N NI 0 SIO OIL AND WATER RESISTANTMATERIALS MATERIAL SIMILAR TO ORDINARY PAINT ROLLERS PAINTING GLOVE Thisinvention relates generally to painting equipment. More specifically itrelates to implements for applying paint to a work surface.

A principle object of the present invention is to provide a paintingglove for use in substitution of a paint brush, and which isparticularly advantageous for painting opposite sides of objects thatare difficult to be reaches around, such as railings, fences, posts,ornamental iron work, pipes, tubes and fire escapes as well as girdersand tanks.

Another object is to provide a painting glove which is faster to usethan a paint brush and which in actual practice has proved to useone-third less paint.

Still another object is to provide a painting glove which is used with aremovable, oil and water resistant liner that keeps a painters handclean, the liner being easily cleaned after a painting job is done.

Other objects are to provide a painting glove which is simple in design,inexpensive to manufacture, rugged in construction, easy to use andefficient in operation.

These and other objects will be readily evident upon a study of thefollowing specification and the accompanying drawing wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the invention shown in use.

FIG. 2 is an exploded detail of the inner and oute components of theinvention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a modified design of the invention thatincludes a paint reservoir on the back side of the glove and whichallows the paint to flow through tiny tubes between the fingers to thepalm of the glove for painting.

FIG. 4 is a cross section on line 44 of FIG. 3.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, and more particularly to FIGS. 1and 2 at this time, the reference numeral represents a painting gloveaccording to the present invention wherein there is a glove member 11and a liner 12 that can be removably fitted inside the glove member 11.

The glove member may be made of a porous napped mohair, wool; nylonmaterial or the like as is used conventionally in making paint rollers,and is configurated like a conventional glove so to include four fingers13, a thumb 14, a palm side 15 and a backhand side 16. Within theinterior 17 thereof the liner 12 is receivable, the liner being of sameshape and being made with a soft inner surface of cotton, wool or thelike for contacting the hand, and an oil and water resistant outer sidesuch as rubber, plastic or the like to prevent the paint to penetratetherethrough.

The liner 12 includes a relative long wrist 18 that is turned outwardand over so to form a circular channel 19 into which the glove end edge20 is fitted, as shown in FIG. 1, so that in operative use, drippingpaint from the glove will not drip upon a floor or other surface butwill drip into the channel 19 from which it can be later removed, thuseliminating a paint dripping mess being left at a job. In operative useit is evident that the liner is fitted on the hand, and the glove isthen fitted on the liner as stated. The glove is then dipped into apaint can or bucket and is then smeared on the work surface 21 so toquickly paint the same; the glove readily reaching into hidden areas orcorners with the fingers thereof.

In FIGS. 3 and 4, a modified design of painting glove 22 includes allthe above described features, and also includes the glove member 11being incorporated with a paint reservoir 23 upon a back hand sidethereof, the reservoir being made of oiland water proof inner mate rial24 on its inner sides so to hold a paint. The reservoir material ispliable so to allow hand movement during painting.

A filler opening 25 on top of the reservoir allows refilling thereservoir, the opening being closable by a removable cap 26. A thinoutlet tube 27 running between each finger 13 and thumb 14 is connectedto the interior of the reservoir so that the paint can slowly flowoutward in a steady thin stream, the tubes 27 directing the paint to thepalm side 15 and front side of the fingers and thumb where the paintthus can be applied to the work surface. Thus in this form of theinvention, a painting job can be done quicker because there is no timelost in dipping a hand into a bucket, and all the paint goes to theglove surface where it can be applied instead of getting on the gloveback hand side where it serves no purpose.

It is understood that an elastic band can cover the reservoir and fitover the palm of the glove, constructed so that when the hand is flexedas a fist, the paint can be released into the glove; the opening of thefist stopping the paint flow.

A simple filling of the reservoir may be provided to eliminate paintwaste.

What is claimed is:

l. A painting glove assembly comprising an outer glove adapted for beingworn on a hand and an inner removable liner fitted snugly within saidglove between the glove and the user's hand, said glove being made of anapped porous wool material adapted for paint application and whereinsaid liner includes a soft inner fibrous surface and an outer surface ofwater and oil resistant material, said liner further including anoutwardly turned cuff portion adjacent the users wrist overlapping theouter glove thereby forming a channel to collect paint drippings fromsaid outer glove in further combination with a paint reservoir formed onthe back side of the glove, said reservoir being lined with water andoil resistant material, including means for conducting paint from thereservoir to thepalm side of said glove.

2. An assembly as in claim 1 wherein the said means comprises a rubbertube communicating with the reservoir and the palm side of the glove.

1. A painting glove assembly comprising an outer glove adapted for beingworn on a hand and an inner removable liner fitted snugly within saidglove between the glove and the user''s hand, said glove being made of anapped porous wool material adapted for paint application and whereinsaid liner includes a soft inner fibrous surface and an outer surface ofwater and oil resistant material, said liner further including anoutwardly turned cuff portion adjacent the user''s wrist overlapping theouter glove thereby forming a channel to collect paint drippings fromsaid outer glove in further combination with a paint reservoir formed onthe back side of the glove, said reservoir being lined with water andoil resistant material, including means for conducting paint from thereservoir to the palm side of said glove.
 2. An assembly as in claim 1wherein the said means comprises a rubber tube communicating with thereservoir and the palm side of the glove.